Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-11-05

possible, call large mass meeting IN
one Of the well known theaters.
Should thoy be boycotted from the
theatres, which is not at all improb-
able, an open air demonstration will
be held.
The Social-Democrats are also
taking advantage of the municipal
elections where possible. At Bolton
where the s. ID. +. has a strong
branch, six members Shufllebotham,
Nightingale, Horrock, Walkden,
Ackers and Barrett, have been put
forward as candidates. At Birming-
ham, a menber of the local branch
of the s. ID. f., John Haddon, and
at Nottingham, Samuel Whatley,
also a member Of the S. ID. F., are
running for the same elections. At
Norwich, +. |. Crotch, another
member of the S. d. F., is standing
as a School Board candidate. All
though it is improbable that any
Social Democratic candidate will be
elected, as all parties are against
them, the propaganda carried on
during the election campaign will
greatly stregthen the local branches.
LONDON, Oct. ~, (evening). The
unemployed have held a monster
demonstration in Trafalgar Square
this morning. A deputatiou went
from the meeting to the City Magis-
trate, Sir Henry Knight, and after
an interview returned to the meet
ing. Speeches were then made and
enthusiastically received. AS the
procession were leaving the Square
the people were attacked by the po-
lice, both mounted and foot, and
several people were injured. NJ
merous arrests were made.
Oct. ls, 6 p, m. The meetings in
Trafalgar Square were prohibited
this morning, and the Square occu-
pied by large bodies Of police.
Bodies of police also kept everyone
on the move in the adjacent street.
Two or three persons stopping to-
gethcr were at once roughly pushed
about by the constables and any one
demonstrating was arrested. The
unemployed, finding they could not
hold a meeting in the Square,
went to Hyde Park where meetings
of about 10000 or $1,000 in all,
were addressed by the Social-Demo-
Gratis, George, Walker, Oldland and
Altman, and others speakers. The
police were present in large numbers.
After the speeches had been deliv-
cred and resolutions passed calling
upon the authorities to start relief
works for the unemployed, the de-
monstratlon broke up. On endeav-
oring to come out of the Park, a
body Of mounted police suddenly
rode up IN front and the gates were
closed. The alleged reason for this
mad-headed action on the part of
the police is said to be the fear that
if the crowd went ont at that partic-
ular gate it might be dangerous to
the West End. A scene of indie
scribable confusion ensued. The
mounted officers rode Oh the crowd,
while the foot police attacked the
crowd with their batons. The peo-
pie being jammed in had no option
but to fight. Sticks and stones were
freely used and the conflict was real
ly desperate. The disciplined force
of the police at last conquered and
the crowd broke up in utter disorder.
Numerous arrests were made amongst
them the Socialist Oldland, who was
set upon by about dozen police as
he was standing quietly. He fought
desperately before being taken. Sc
we're injuries were received both by
the police and the crowd. The ma
jority of those arrested yesterday
have been sentenced to one, three
and six months hard labor.